Royal Albert Memorial Museum

About the RAMM

“An exquisite jewel box of a building; a Venetian casket. One of the most appealing treasures in Britain.”
— Dan Cruickshank, October 2006

The RAMM is a service of Exeter City Council, its major funder and an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. Following a major redevelopment project, in 2012 RAMM received the UK’s most significant sector award, the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year. RAMM and the GLAM-E Lab work closely together in partnership to establish a culture of open access throughout the museum's collections.

Collections

Through their collaboration with the GLAM-E Lab, over 450 images of RAMM collection items are available on Wikimedia Commons. These include items by George Townsend, John Joseph Barker, Olive Wharry and many other notable artists.

RAMM + Wikimedia UK

From February 2023 to October 2024 Dr Lucy Hinnie ((EriedgenArc (talk · contribs)) worked with the GLAM-E Lab and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and as their Wikimedian in Residence and Digital Research Fellow. This work aimed to scale up current open knowledge practice at RAMM.

University of Exeter Special Collections

The GLAM-E Lab has been working with the University of Exeter Special Collections over the last two years to upload high-quality digital images from their collections. Collections are used in university research and teaching, and ongoing partnership with GLAM-E has opened up items such as Saxton's Atlas to a wider audience.

Devon and Exeter Institution

The Devon and Exeter Institution is an independent historical library and charity, which has worked with the GLAM-E Lab throughout 2024 to upload images to Wikimedia Commons.

Museum of Somerset

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Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall

The Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall partnered with GLAM-E in 2024 to upload and share images from their archives, which celebrate the history of policing in the local area. Their materials and artefacts span a period of over two centuries.